RECON: TNO occultation with 15788

Event between (15788) 93SB and star GA1140:01207714 with event index number of 1477948

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/12/30 11:58:00 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:27:16.6 +25:14:10
Equinox of date position of star is 05:28:41.6 +25:15:14
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 38 degrees from the moon. Moon is 79% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3

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Object is 26.8 AU from the Sun and 25.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 274 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1026 km.
The sky-plane scale is 18776.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.0
Diameter=154.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.9 sec chord
Diameter=63.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 15788, (2025/12/30 11:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.9 +16:33:35  0.8 14.82  27
Alnath         05:27:56.2 +28:37:37  1.6  3.38  38
PPM 094572     05:38:46.4 +26:56:18  5.6  2.79  40
PPM 094479     05:35:06.5 +24:38:42  7.0  1.54  40
PPM 094364     05:28:18.7 +25:18:15  9.9  0.14  38
15788          05:28:52.8 +25:15:23 16.7        39
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 3.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 19.0 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=35.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:54:52 -28.9 Dark Down 19.6 286.3 Really Low 11:39:52 - 12:09:52 924
Kamloops 11:54:54 -38.0 Dark Up 28.1 276.4 Low 11:39:54 - 12:09:54 406
Kelowna 11:54:50 -37.5 Dark Down 27.5 277.4 Low 11:39:50 - 12:09:50 367
Peachland 11:54:50 -37.7 Dark Down 27.6 277.3 Low 11:39:50 - 12:09:50 350
Summerland 11:54:50 -37.7 Dark Down 27.6 277.4 Low 11:39:50 - 12:09:50 341
Penticton 11:54:50 -37.6 Dark Down 27.5 277.5 Low 11:39:50 - 12:09:50 339
Oliver 11:54:48 -37.7 Dark Down 27.4 277.7 Low 11:39:48 - 12:09:48 310
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:54:47 -37.6 Dark Down 27.3 277.9 Low 11:39:47 - 12:09:47 303
Okanogan 11:54:45 -37.8 Dark Down 27.3 278.1 Low 11:39:45 - 12:09:45 244
Brewster 11:54:45 -38.0 Dark Down 27.4 278.1 Low 11:39:45 - 12:09:45 216
Manson/Chelan 11:54:44 -38.3 Dark Down 27.7 277.9 Low 11:39:44 - 12:09:44 188
Victoria 11:54:50 -40.3 Dark Up 29.9 275.3 Low 11:39:50 - 12:09:50 146
Wenatchee 11:54:43 -38.4 Dark Down 27.7 278.1 Low 11:39:43 - 12:09:43 144
Ellensburg 11:54:42 -38.6 Dark Down 27.8 278.1 Low 11:39:42 - 12:09:42 103
PNWRO 11:54:37 -37.6 Dark Down 26.5 279.7 Low 11:39:37 - 12:09:37 71
Yakima 11:54:41 -38.7 Dark Down 27.8 278.3 Low 11:39:41 - 12:09:41 69
Dunrhomin 11:54:12 -27.5 Dark Down 15.5 290.2 Really Low 11:39:12 - 12:09:12 61
Toppenish/White Swan 11:54:40 -38.6 Dark Down 27.6 278.5 Low 11:39:40 - 12:09:40 56
Nikitin 11:54:12 -27.5 Dark Down 15.4 290.2 Really Low 11:39:12 - 12:09:12 45
CU-SBO 11:54:12 -27.6 Dark Down 15.4 290.2 Really Low 11:39:12 - 12:09:12 37
The Dalles 11:54:38 -39.3 Dark Down 28.0 278.4 Low 11:39:38 - 12:09:38 -34
Maupin 11:54:37 -39.2 Dark Down 27.9 278.7 Low 11:39:37 - 12:09:37 -66
Sisters 11:54:35 -39.7 Dark Down 28.1 278.8 Low 11:39:35 - 12:09:35 -156
Bend 11:54:33 -39.5 Dark Down 27.9 279.1 Low 11:39:33 - 12:09:33 -169
Oregon Observatory 11:54:33 -39.6 Dark Down 28.0 279.1 Low 11:39:33 - 12:09:33 -188
Chiloquin 11:54:30 -40.0 Dark Down 28.1 279.6 Low 11:39:30 - 12:09:30 -316
Klamath Falls 11:54:29 -40.0 Dark Down 28.0 279.8 Low 11:39:29 - 12:09:29 -343
Cedarville 11:54:25 -38.9 Dark Down 26.7 281.1 Low 11:39:25 - 12:09:25 -352
Fall River/Burney 11:54:25 -39.8 Dark Down 27.5 280.6 Low 11:39:25 - 12:09:25 -436
Gimple 11:54:22 -39.5 Dark Down 26.9 281.4 Low 11:39:22 - 12:09:22 -499
Greenville 11:54:22 -39.5 Dark Down 27.0 281.3 Low 11:39:22 - 12:09:22 -502
Portola 11:54:20 -39.2 Dark Down 26.6 281.8 Low 11:39:20 - 12:09:20 -515
Reno 11:54:19 -38.7 Dark Down 26.0 282.2 Low 11:39:19 - 12:09:19 -517
Quincy 11:54:21 -39.5 Dark Down 26.9 281.4 Low 11:39:21 - 12:09:21 -520
Yerington 11:54:17 -38.2 Dark Down 25.4 282.9 Low 11:39:17 - 12:09:17 -544
Carson City 11:54:18 -38.7 Dark Down 25.9 282.4 Low 11:39:18 - 12:09:18 -548
Hawthorne 11:54:15 -37.8 Dark Down 24.9 283.4 Low 11:39:15 - 12:09:15 -568
Gardnerville 11:54:17 -38.6 Dark Down 25.9 282.6 Low 11:39:17 - 12:09:17 -569
Lee Vining 11:54:14 -38.1 Dark Down 25.2 283.4 Low 11:39:14 - 12:09:14 -635
Beatty 11:54:09 -36.2 Dark Down 23.1 285.0 Low 11:39:09 - 12:09:09 -648
Bishop 11:54:11 -37.5 Dark Down 24.5 284.0 Low 11:39:11 - 12:09:11 -665
Patrick 11:54:03 -33.8 Dark Down 20.5 287.0 Low 11:39:03 - 12:09:03 -677
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:54:03 -34.3 Dark Down 20.9 286.8 Low 11:39:03 - 12:09:03 -726
George/Scottsdale 11:53:57 -32.0 Dark Down 18.4 288.6 Really Low 11:38:57 - 12:08:57 -754
Lake Havasu City 11:54:01 -34.1 Dark Down 20.6 287.1 Low 11:39:01 - 12:09:01 -777
Idyllwild 11:54:01 -36.0 Dark Down 22.2 286.3 Low 11:39:01 - 12:09:01 -936
Calipatria 11:53:58 -34.9 Dark Down 21.1 287.1 Low 11:38:58 - 12:08:58 -949
Yuma 11:53:56 -34.1 Dark Down 20.3 287.6 Low 11:38:56 - 12:08:56 -955
Wildwood 11:54:04 -37.6 Dark Down 23.8 285.3 Low 11:39:04 - 12:09:04 -973

Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 15788, (2025/12/30 11:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 14.82  27
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  3.38  38
PPM 094572     05:37:08.9 +26:55:28  5.6  2.79  40
PPM 094479     05:33:30.8 +24:37:44  7.0  1.54  40
PPM 094364     05:26:42.5 +25:17:01  9.9  0.14  38
15788          05:27:16.6 +25:14:10 16.7        38
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/25 03:28:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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